interview with joshua cook. he tells me why he murdered both his participants and we talk about the shootings in aurora and newtown. that s all for tonight. anderson cooper starts right now. i m susan hendricks. anderson will be back in a moment. but first breaking news in oklahoma. a tornado has touched down in the tulsa suburb of broken arrow. tornado warnings and watches have been in effect all evening through much of the southern plains and also mid-mississippi river valley. cnn s chad myers and tom saider will join me now. chad, you re storm chasing in oklahoma and have been there for a day now, what are you seeing and seeing now? reporter: although the storms die off in the evening hours, the storms tonight seem to have held a lot of punch. we just rolled through the valley, a string of hail, an awful lot of hail, probably up to nickel size, but often broken
so that area will eventually move into much-less populated area. this is a large tornado on the ground. probably the storm chasers va a good look at it right now. the national weather service knows where it is. if you are east of broken arrow, you need to be taking cover right now. this is an extremely dangerous situation from you. inside your home. away from windows. in a closet. something small. a state room, if you have one or certainly a basement, if you do. few people in oklahoma have basements, but there are up in the tulsa area. certainly some of the older homes will have basements. that s where you want to be right now. tulsa, you re in the clear. from the east of you and moving away, this is towards broken arrow. all right, chad, standby here, i m going to go to tom sader who s going to tell us about tom saider and where it s going now. susan, just as chad mentioned, tulsa is in the clear and moving east a good 25 miles per hour. it s mainly for eastern tulsa county and fo
tornado into a populated area, you are going to get damage. and, yes, this was an unusual season for stuff like this to happen in the city. now, moore was hit three times. we had a 99 storm, a 2003 storm and now a 2013 storm. all of those produced damage. about 200 miles per hour. the f-5 number, that means the entire house is gone. all that s left is foundation or the slab that s on the ground. all the wood, all the insides, refrigerator moved away from the house. it s gone. it doesn t happen often, but it happens once in a while. towns do get in the way. yeah, we saw the aftermath of that. we re looking at live tower cam pictures. our h. chad myers, i know you re storm chasing. please stay safe down there, thanks so much, tom saider, as well. now, to a late, new development
you are going to get damage. and, yes, this was an unusual season for stuff like this to happen in the city. now, moore was hit three times. by an ef-4 or greater. we had a 99 storm, a 2003 storm and now a 2013 storm. all of those produced damage. about 200 miles per hour. the f-5 number, that means the entire house is gone. all that s left is foundation or the slab that s on the ground. all the wood, all the insides, refrigerator moved away from the house. it s gone. it hasn t moved through the city yet, it doesn t happen often, but it happens once in a while. towns do get in the way. yeah, we saw the aftermath of that. we re looking at live tower cam pictures. our chad myers, i know you re storm chasing. please stay safe down there, thanks so much, tom saider, as well. now, to a late, new development in the investigation of the threatening letter sent to
this is a large tornado on the ground. probably the storm chasers va a good look at it right now. the national weather service knows where it is. if you are east of broken arrow, you need to be taking cover right now. this is an extremely dangerous situation from you. inside your home. away from windows. in a closet. something small. a state room, if you have one or certainly a basement, if you do. few people in oklahoma have basements, but there are up in the tulsa area. certainly some of the older homes will have basements. that s where you want to be right now. tulsa, you re in the clear. from the east of you and moving away, this is towards broken arrow. all right, chad, standby here, i m going to go to tom sader who s going to tell us about tom saider and where it s going now. susan, just as chad mentioned, tulsa is in the clear and moving east a good 25 miles per hour. it s mainly for eastern tulsa county and for wagner county. however, those who live in cherokee county, wher